Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The way to judge a good government is by how those governed are treated."Harry Truman
"I've no use for any discrimination. A man has his own way to make in this world."Harry Truman
"An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority groups compels a minority group to obey."Harry Truman
"It is as much a duty of the state to render the greatest service to the greatest number of people as it is a duty to the individual."Harry Truman
"We cannot succeed when half of our population is left behind."Barack Obama
"The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice."Barack Obama
"Be aroused by injustice. Be afraid of apathy. Do something."Jacinda Ardern
"I'm proud to be a feminist and I think that's something that should continue in politics."Jacinda Ardern
"We should never accept inequality as inevitable."Jacinda Ardern
"We need to listen to the voices that are often not heard."Jacinda Ardern
"I believe that we can build a more just and fair society."Jacinda Ardern
"I've always tried to be someone who speaks for the voiceless."Jacinda Ardern
"We are not separate from the rest of humanity, and therefore there is no way we can opt out and say this is not our affair."Aung San Suu Kyi
"We cannot accept injustice as a price of progress."Aung San Suu Kyi
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard in the chambers of power."Aung San Suu Kyi
"Justice delayed is justice denied; act now for what is right."Aung San Suu Kyi
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Harry Truman
"Surely we have a moral obligation to those who are committed to us."Margaret Thatcher
"A man may do an injury, but it ceases to be an injury the moment he is aware of it and strives to correct it."Margaret Thatcher
"I would not want to live in a Britain in which there are areas where certain citizens feel alienated and excluded from the mainstream."Margaret Thatcher
"The greatest good of the greatest number is a major concern of mine."Margaret Thatcher
"Human rights are rooted in human dignity."Margaret Thatcher
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."John F. Kennedy
"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer."John F. Kennedy
"The Negro baby born in America today faces about one-half as good a chance of completing high school."John F. Kennedy
"The most noble pursuit is the defense of liberty and the advancement of human dignity."John F. Kennedy
"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."Ronald Reagan
"We should measure the health of our society not by its GDP but by how we treat the poorest among us."Ronald Reagan
"Every person deserves to be heard and to have their voice matter."Jacinda Ardern
"A just society is built on the foundation of respect for all people."Jacinda Ardern